Representation of sexuality

Representation of age

The representation of age is shown through camera movements and fast editing. They show the teens messing around and speaking fast the camera has a cutaway to their feet then their hands then the older man. It shows tension building as the older man comes closer which implies his superiority. The fact that the teens are hiding things from the adult conveys a stereotypical representation of younger people. The stereotype being teenagers cause trouble, break things and can't take responsibility or face the consequences. This seen also reinforces that teens are subservient to authority and the people who usually have the most authority over them are adults. whilst the older gentleman doesn't conform to the stereotype of the weak man, denotations in the mise en scene reinforce other stereotypes of old men. For example what he was wearing was very formal however, looked worn out and old. He was balding and had grey hair and also grumpy and harsh, which confirms the stereotype of old people letting themselves go and not caring about opinions. They also represent age through sound, for instance the sound of the clicking of his fingers, which is conventionally rude and demeaning, however we see in a mid shot of the three that the two teens follow the implied instructions as they hand over the broken camera. The older gentleman has power and authority without using words. This also suggests the view and ideology that teens are predictable and always up to no good and the older you are the wiser. The fact he knew that they were hiding something with little dialogue and fast cuts suggest this. Also the woman who later enters the scene seems to inflict fear on the teens as it's her camera however, the older man undermines her with a snarky comment. They represent age through diegetic sound and slow dialogue, whilst the woman and teen's speech is rushed and fast the old man speaks slow and sarcastically as if to imply he is smarter. "you did take out insurance?" the old man asks as if it's common sense, his speech is disjointed and staggered, mocking the woman which shows he's superior to her.